07/10/2025

Federal Judge Places New Block on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban

This involves a lawsuit related to U.S.-born children or future children

A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday placed a new nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship, a decision that came two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court opened a path for the administration to begin enforcing the order.

During a court hearing, U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante said he would issue the temporary injunction after agreeing to a request from civil rights groups to certify a class-action lawsuit against the administration on behalf of U.S.-born children or future children whose automatic citizenship could be jeopardized by the president’s executive order, lawyers for the plaintiffs said.

Laplante, who told attorneys he would issue a written order after the hearing, indicated he would stay his decision for seven days, said Cody Wofsy, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, which sought the class-action certification. That could allow the Trump administration time to pursue an appeal.

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